In an era of absolutely uncorked access to information rich peak states, the constraint is no longer “how high can we get” but “what can we hold?”

Advances in science and technology are giving us unprecedented access to and insight about the upper range of human experience, arguably the most controversial and misunderstood territory in history

Do the hard thing and the rest becomes much easier.

There’s an asymmetric relationship between truth and virality these days.

Let the Mystery stay the Mystery (it really is turtles all the way up, down and sideways)

Regular waking consciousness has a predictable and consistent signature in the brain: • Widespread activity in the prefrontal cortex • Brainwaves in the high-frequency beta range • Steady drip of stress chemicals like norepinephrine and cortisol

While in Austin, TX last weekend, I had a great time hanging (and swimming!) with Jamie Wheal, David Fuller, Rand Stagen and a mysterious genius with the initials NH.

Check out our recent exploration of the meaning crisis on the Dumbo Feather podcast 👇 dumbofeather.com/podcast/jamie-…

In one of our longest, most in-depth, dense conversations to date, Jamie Wheal gives a State of The Union of the world, and what we can do to recapture hope and turn this ship around. Get a pen and paper. Listen multiple times. Jamie is epic. findingmastery.net/jamie-wheal/

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." – T.E. Lawrence

Just joined Mark Hyman, M.D. on his podcast to explore transformational states, finding meaning, and the cultural ingredients behind healing, inspiration and connection. Listen here: apple.co/2LfTNwL

Let's stop looking at IQ tests, and instead measure the amount of undistracted, deep, meaningful work you can do in a day.

During experiences of flow or "ecstasis", everyday waking normal stops and we get to experience life, ourselves, and our relationship to it, in fundamentally different ways

Work out the kinks. In your body, relationships, finances, careers, parenting, civic participation... Wherever there are drops in voltage––bodily, emotional, cognitive, or professional––work out the kinks.